20240417010999I

Incident · No damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-32-260 · Denton, TX · April 17, 2024

Date: April 17, 2024 · 11:30 local
Place: Denton, TX
Phase of flight: Other, Specify
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N3564W
Reported as: Piper PA-32-260
Reported engine: Lycoming 0-540 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Commercial pilot, private pilot, student
Pilot’s flight hours: 493 total29 in this make and model13 in the last 90 days

N3564WRegistered now · Piper PA-32-260S/N 32-454 · Built 1966 Airframe modelPiper PA-32-260 Engine modelLycoming 0-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot statement: arrived at kdto 10:30AM, April 17th, for touch and go training. Preflighted aircraft, started engine received ATIS as kdto. Taxied to 18L performed runup per chechlist, no issue. Received clearance for takeoff. Takeoff at 56 knots rotated climbed out at vy (91KTS) right crosswind turn at 2500 ft AGL. Tower advised to land on runway 18R. Right downwind turn and leveled off at 1450 MSL. Received landing clearance, turned right 18R. The engine started sputtering, immediately turned direct to airport and advised dto tower, experiencing engine failure. Received clearance to land on 18L or 18R. Performed emeregecy procedures from memory. Informed the tower I would be landing in a field. Cleared the power lines, added full flaps, landed safely. Call tower said I was ok and provided position.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT STATEMENT: ARRIVED AT KDTO 10:30AM, APRIL 17TH, FOR TOUCH AND GO TRAINING. PREFLIGHTED AIRCRAFT, STARTED ENGINE RECEIVED ATIS AS KDTO. TAXIED TO 18L PERFORMED RUNUP PER CHECHLIST, NO ISSUE. RECEIVED CLEARANCE FOR TAKEOFF. TAKEOFF AT 56 KNOTS ROTATED CLIMBED OUT AT VY (91KTS) RIGHT CROSSWIND TURN AT 2500 FT AGL. TOWER ADVISED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 18R. RIGHT DOWNWIND TURN AND LEVELED OFF AT 1450 MSL. RECEIVED LANDING CLEARANCE, TURNED RIGHT 18R. THE ENGINE STARTED SPUTTERING, IMMEDIATELY TURNED DIRECT TO AIRPORT AND ADVISED DTO TOWER, EXPERIENCING ENGINE FAILURE. RECEIVED CLEARANCE TO LAND ON 18L OR 18R. PERFORMED EMEREGECY PROCEDURES FROM MEMORY. INFORMED THE TOWER I WOULD BE LANDING IN A FIELD. CLEARED THE POWER LINES, ADDED FULL FLAPS, LANDED SAFELY. CALL TOWER SAID I WAS OK AND PROVIDED POSITION.